I'm just now reading The Game Of Thrones and I promised myself I won't watch the series before I read it. I won't even check out how the actors look like, I hope, because I kind of want to imagine it myself.
I feel like there should be someone that can put the time into it other then John. I've seen many movies coming out soon that are based on books. I love the concept and I've already been a reviewer in my school newspaper so I do know how hard it is to come up with the newsletter and with john's schedule it's understandable that he can't put the newsletters up fast enough. I noticed that sometimes the movie doesn't make any sense without reading the book first. like tintin
I just want to say the best thing that has happened in a while just occurred. I received my order of books (huzzah) from Barnes and Noble. Sitting so wonderfully inside was a signed copy of 'A Fault in Our Stars'. I was in such a fit of excitement that I may have scared my mother and dog.
@ihartyoutubification it means dont forget to be awesome. And welcome new nerdfighter! You may want to go back and watch some old videos in order to get all the jokes. Which its self is a joke. Which is jokes. Im going to stop now. Bye!
i know, i know. this comment is a bit late. but come on! "making it rain, like roger"!??!?! awesome reference. LOVE it Hank. and, thank you for including the random, nerdfightastic, hilarious things you do. :)
My BrainCrack idea is Nerd Pilgrimage and it has FINALLY come to life. I don't have a lot of resources (but thankful for the few who have helped me) but we're doing ok. My only snag is the stupid wiki idea I had. Part of the site was suppose to be a huge open source for people to add info on nerdy (and maybe a few non-nerdy) conventions, festivals, and events. I made the wiki but then realized I HAVE NO IDEA HOW TO EDIT ONE... So, it's just sitting there now, wondering where it's creator is
Hank, I checked the website out and it's amazing. I've always said that the book will always be better than the movie. It's good to see people agree with me. I made the pledge haha. DFTBA. Cheers.
I think everyone in Nerdfighteria should be able to use Nerdfighteria as a resource. Isn't that what it exists for? To make the world better, and if a nerdfighter has an awesome idea to do that all they should have to do is ask the community for help, because we're the kind of community that actually gets things done.
But ... no! That's completely backwards! You have to see the movie first whenever you can. That way you can enjoy the movie and then later be blown away about how much more rich the book is. If you do it the other way around you just end up not enjoying the movie because compared to the book the movie will be so much ... less.
I read all of the Harry Potter books before I watched the movies. I think I would have enjoyed it more if I had watched the movies first. I've seen all of the Lord of the Rings movies but haven't read the books. I'll read them and see. Also, I've read The Hobbit and we'll see how that turns out next year. I think there's some exceptions to this rule!
You should take your readit1st thing, and move it just a LITTLE to the left, because it says, at the top "read read read read read" but it starts with a D, so it looks like it starts by saying "DREAD READ IT 1ST"
Well i consider myself a nerd , BUT its in a different way so i dont read books (i know i should) unless its something like 'steven hawkings a brief history on time'
I've already made a promise to myself to always read the book first. Not that the movie ruins the book (that only happens sometimes) but because I love creating a new world using my imagination. If I see a movie before I read the book then all I can imagine is the actors and actresses instead of my fabricated humans.
SeeIt1st can prevent a feeling of disappointment when the movies do not measure up, but healthy attitude about movies and lowered expectations is what's most important when you ReadIt1st. And then instead of COMPLAINING about the movie being different (something inevitable), you can simply DISCUSS the differences. People are more likely to see a movie after reading a book than to read a book after seeing the movie b/c reading requires more time and focus for a story already revealed.
Hank, I hope this idea goes far. I'm a big fan and student of film but I also believe a good story begins with spoken and written word. As our culture advances in technology we should endeavor to guard our senses from over stimulation.
That way I won't get caught up in comparing the movie to the book, and I can still enjoy the movie. What often happens if I watch the movie first and then read the book, I end up enjoying both. But if I read the book first, I don't like the movie.
I like ReadIt1st. Having an attitude that the movie must be the same as the book is obviously not good. But if you read the book, you can better understand the themes and ideas. Movies are a whole other medium, and changes will always be made - or else you get, like, Watchmen or something.
@AtrumDelorox It doesn't sound crazy. There are a few movies that I have seen that I wish I had waited to read the book because what was on the screen did not line up with what was in my head. if you see the movie first you don't have those expectations.
The night that I came across you Read It First posts on tumblr I decided to do just so, I have not seen the Help yet because I am wait for my mom to get me the book x)
I'm with @Atrum Delorox . I like to watch the movie first because, if I don't, the movie is almost always a letdown. I am going to sign up for ReadIt1st, though, because the newsletter sounds interesting and awesome!
I know of many movies that are better than the books they are based on. For example, Contact by Carl Sagan, or The Hunt for Red October by Tom Clancy, or The Milagro Beanfield War by John Nichols.
As much as books are important, I find more suspense in films, I would rather enjoy waiting for the next plot twist than reading the next chapter. I see the books as like deleted scenes.
I did not read the Harry Potter books until after the movies, except the fourth, and I have to say I enjoyed the 4th film AND book less because of it. I think it's all down to preference.
Read it 1st should not be put above seeing it first just because you like it that way yourself, people are different
Does readingit1st have to be a thing to which you actually pledge? Reading the book before seeing the movie doesn't make you superior or smarter or more sophisticated than people who did it the other way around.
@atrumdelorox i always thought that too but my friends thought i was crazy! nice to know im not alone NERDFIGHTERIA POWER ~sidenote does anyone else think they should make powerrager like rings on for nerdfighteria? it would be like an awesome way to great a fellow nerfighter!
I usually prefer to read the book first, but I've found that in some cases seeing the movie first enhances my reading experience. Especially with movies based on classic novels. I don't think I would have followed Pride and Prejudice as well as I did if I hadn't seen the movie first.
@merchickety I'm reading Pride and Prejudice now, and you're absolutely right. You get a little lost in all the old terms in the book, but when you can just remember how you saw it it adds clarity. Plus, sometimes I go and see a movie because it's interesting and I didn't know it was based on a book.
I would change readit1st to just read it. Regardless of the order, just read the book. If you don't watch the movie, you didn't watch the movie, but I think you should always read the book, whether it was before or after the fact.
Also, I don't believe you should read the book first, because then if they miss major things out in the film, it will annoy you. If you see the film first, then read the book, you're more likely just to be happy enjoying the new things that the film missed out.
@Shabei09 - I haven't actually seen it, I watched the trailer and just decided it would be morally damaging - also, from what I've heard it's pretty average. It's set in like present day America and Will's family all bully him and Maggie Barnes is his high school crush! Not good at all.
I'm not sure about Read it 1st. Almost always the movies never measure up to the book. Since that's the case, shouldn't we enjoy the movie without any prior knowledge if it just so happens that we haven't read the book first. That way we leave the theater thinking how great the movie was rather than thinking that it was missing x, y, z and pronouncing how it ruined the book throughout the month. I'm not saying we shouldn't read the books, but See it 1st not Read it 1st. Does this sound crazy?
@AtrumDelorox I agree, I developed the opinion a while ago that treating the movie as a separate entity than the book is a great way to make sure you enjoy all your experiences, instead of being a fault-finder, or being biased toward one medium of entertainment. I love books and always have and always will, but I feel uncomfortable detracting credit from the wonders of cinema.
Respond to this video... Movies are (or can be) awesome just like books are (or can be) awesome. I say, watch the movie, read the book, and enjoy yourself, because that's the whole point!
@AtrumDelorox I completely agree as I've now probably ruined all future seasons of Game of Thrones (song of fire and ice) since i saw the first season fell in love with it and read all the books
@IreneAdlerCrazy actually its been proven that spoilers don't actually affect how you react to a book :) but if that's what it does to you... then i'm sorry, seek treatment, cause i feel both should be enjoyed :P
@AtrumDelorox I'd rather say that we need to demand more from our movie creators. They simplify plots, remove complicated explanations and this results in a lesser product. Trust the viewers more and leave in the complicated stuff! Yes, The book is _ALWAYS_ better so I'd much rather experience the better product in its best form, and the lesser product in a slightly 'spoiled' way.
@AtrumDelorox i see where your coming from but it sounds like you just saying to expereince the less enjoyable thing and block out/spoil the the one that may have better qualitys ranging from a few better differences up to a more complicated, engaging plot with more and drastically improved scenes or even changing the entire feel of the story. So by that logic, why would you want to see it first? if anything a better idea for your perspective is a pledge not to complain about book-based movies.
@AtrumDelorox More often than not though, watching a bad movie doesn't make you want to read the book associated with it. The book may be excellent, but the movie terrible.
@AtrumDelorox That makes a lot of sense, I guess it's all in the approach. And if people do read the book first, it would be good to keep an open mind in the theater. Movies and Books Are different mediums xD. I'd still readit1st though, just personal preference.
@AtrumDelorox I disagree. I have experienced the exact phenomenon you have described a number of times, but I have found that the annoyance that comes of a movie being different than the book fades as you become more accustomed to process of reading prior to viewing. Eventually you learn to appreciate books and movies in different ways and as different interpretations of the same story. Plus, thinking that it might make you enjoy a movie a bit less is never a good reason to NOT read a book.
Hey, uh, Hank? Could we as Nerdfighters get Wheezy Waiter to meet Scarlet Johansen? We've done bigger things before - we should be able to do this too!
@ablestmage I never said that the error was not deliberate, nor was there any need to get condescending - I was just pointing it out. And there is a difference between prescriptivism, and applying recognised linguistic rules pertaining to morphology.
@quillhallow - applying "recognized linguistic rules" is essentially prescriptivism. Descriptivism is recognition that, historically, language has been used and developed over the span of mankind as fluid and descriptive of the message, morphing as its usage changes purely by experience and whim, rather than first being defined by authorities and then regulated for proper/official use. Also, any suspicion of condescension in prior remarks is purely by your interpretation, as none was intended...
uhm...im not sure id read the book before watching the movie...simply because im not a book kind of guy...not saying, though, im a movie kinda guy, i like to think of myself as more of a "i want people around me to be happy so that im happy" kind of...guy.
which i guess works out just as well as anything else...except having robotic limbs...that's pretty cool :)
please take the time to read this, i know its length is intimidating and ...im not really helping so ill stop now....now...nownownow
I know this is stupid and everyone does this but here goes anyway. We are a new upcoming youtube channel from Australia and we would love for you to subscribe so if we get 500 subscribers by December Jack will dye his hair blue and you will all get to watch it. We're called the Frenchmen Platoon. I'm sorry if i've wasted your time but if possible thumbs this comment up so we can get out there, like you would if you started a new youtube channel :)
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SuperYumyum8 12 hours ago
what does your shirt say
SuperYumyum8 12 hours ago
When do we get another newsletter?
epicvendore 3 days ago
oh, this nerd man made me pushed myself.
19775021 1 week ago
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tovon101 3 weeks ago
germans love pickles btw dftba
tovon101 3 weeks ago
I just started a new "group" on Shelfari based on your idea.
Anyone who belongs to Shelfari, could you please come visit it and add books to its "shelves"?? shelfari dot com slash groups slash 93907 slash about
(Thank you!)
lookleep 3 weeks ago
Need help? I don't have a tumblog yet....Email: xraitexshinobix@live.com... <3
ShadowShinobi319 3 weeks ago
I'm just now reading The Game Of Thrones and I promised myself I won't watch the series before I read it. I won't even check out how the actors look like, I hope, because I kind of want to imagine it myself.
TheHannaFactor 4 weeks ago
@TheHannaFactor Yeah same I just caught up on all of the books last week and now I'm starting the series
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I feel like there should be someone that can put the time into it other then John. I've seen many movies coming out soon that are based on books. I love the concept and I've already been a reviewer in my school newspaper so I do know how hard it is to come up with the newsletter and with john's schedule it's understandable that he can't put the newsletters up fast enough. I noticed that sometimes the movie doesn't make any sense without reading the book first. like tintin
DawnSSt 1 month ago
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DawnSSt 1 month ago
No one makes it rain like Roger!
RosePetalsFalling 1 month ago
Whatever happened to this? There have only been two newsletters. =/
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HoobaNooba 1 month ago
I just want to say the best thing that has happened in a while just occurred. I received my order of books (huzzah) from Barnes and Noble. Sitting so wonderfully inside was a signed copy of 'A Fault in Our Stars'. I was in such a fit of excitement that I may have scared my mother and dog.
ritzlarka 1 month ago
@ihartyoutubification it means dont forget to be awesome. And welcome new nerdfighter! You may want to go back and watch some old videos in order to get all the jokes. Which its self is a joke. Which is jokes. Im going to stop now. Bye!
plushalligator 2 months ago
159,000 views O.O oh...my...god...
masterzero0091 2 months ago
I'm the 159,000 viewer
EpicSuccuss 2 months ago
*ding!*
HighlyAwesomeMadames 2 months ago
Does this pledge include television adaptions? Like Game of Thrones? (Still trying to find time to read them before I watch, I promise!)
wyrmofbooks 2 months ago
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What's DFTBA? Im new here.
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DFTBA
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@vlogbrothers Well If you can't give me money, I guess I'll settle for a more amazing and entertaining videos.
My people will call your people to make the arrangements...
jaredthebest47 3 months ago
i know, i know. this comment is a bit late. but come on! "making it rain, like roger"!??!?! awesome reference. LOVE it Hank. and, thank you for including the random, nerdfightastic, hilarious things you do. :)
lirgonia 3 months ago
My BrainCrack idea is Nerd Pilgrimage and it has FINALLY come to life. I don't have a lot of resources (but thankful for the few who have helped me) but we're doing ok. My only snag is the stupid wiki idea I had. Part of the site was suppose to be a huge open source for people to add info on nerdy (and maybe a few non-nerdy) conventions, festivals, and events. I made the wiki but then realized I HAVE NO IDEA HOW TO EDIT ONE... So, it's just sitting there now, wondering where it's creator is
NerdPilgrimage 4 months ago
Is that Sango on the top right??
Emogeta 4 months ago
Hank, I checked the website out and it's amazing. I've always said that the book will always be better than the movie. It's good to see people agree with me. I made the pledge haha. DFTBA. Cheers.
kwellsinator 4 months ago
Hank you talk so fast.
StickyLabel7 4 months ago
"Can't never did until he tried."
-Grandma, 88
LilyTheAnnoyance 4 months ago
You have thrown more things at your wife than Charlie Sheen has his "godesses".
VerifiedAccess 4 months ago
@TPRJones I completely agree. But no one I know understands what I'm trying to say.
scoodles007 4 months ago
I spy an InuYasha poster on the door.
drwhofan34 5 months ago
Am I the only one who kept reading the website as "Reddit1st"?
I was very confused until Hank said the name out loud.
Gmidgit3 5 months ago
I think everyone in Nerdfighteria should be able to use Nerdfighteria as a resource. Isn't that what it exists for? To make the world better, and if a nerdfighter has an awesome idea to do that all they should have to do is ask the community for help, because we're the kind of community that actually gets things done.
rainbowchakra90 5 months ago
i really wanted to strangle that piano. then bash it in the head. great idea tho
Syncrogirl88 5 months ago
Thanks for the advice.
RSS feed, please, also :)
hughcharlesparker 5 months ago
@hughcharlesparker Correction - RSS feed that works, please :)
hughcharlesparker 5 months ago
But ... no! That's completely backwards! You have to see the movie first whenever you can. That way you can enjoy the movie and then later be blown away about how much more rich the book is. If you do it the other way around you just end up not enjoying the movie because compared to the book the movie will be so much ... less.
Time to start Watchit1st, I guess.
TPRJones 5 months ago
@TPRJones I agree
rainbowchakra90 5 months ago
Not big on reading...
But O well. :D Nice video!
ShanesDominoez 5 months ago
how many times does hank push his glasses up in this video?
loveinadove 5 months ago
I read all of the Harry Potter books before I watched the movies. I think I would have enjoyed it more if I had watched the movies first. I've seen all of the Lord of the Rings movies but haven't read the books. I'll read them and see. Also, I've read The Hobbit and we'll see how that turns out next year. I think there's some exceptions to this rule!
okihimus 5 months ago
Sooo since we nerdfighters helped you with the idea... do we get rewarded with money? :3
gladrial89 5 months ago
@JinxWheresMySoda if you have seen the program you would understand.
mrTHEsoccerGeeK 5 months ago
ahaha commerical kings <3 :)
MissJuniorMinty 5 months ago
NERDFIGHTER PAUL MAKES HIS IDEAS REAL:
Professor NotOne! teaches Boredom, Floods, and Potatoes.
ProfessorNotOne 5 months ago
"You failed!" "And it was AWESOME" :D this reminded me of Meet the Robinsons...keep moving forward :D
CuteCoil 5 months ago
the piano key was very distracting o.O
oneperson2person 5 months ago
you used adobe fireworks, sorry you just lost all my respect for you.
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Success is an illusion build out of a lifetime of failures.... you're welcome... and you may quote me on that...
SquirrelFromGradLife 5 months ago
Does this could for plays that are made into movies too?
StateofFear06 5 months ago
Just destiny I suppose.
Surtepnyurbub 5 months ago
Respond to this video... Hank.......maybe you should get your glasses adjusted, (?) You push your glasses up quite a bit. Just a suggestion. :)
revaewffej 5 months ago
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revaewffej 5 months ago
You should take your readit1st thing, and move it just a LITTLE to the left, because it says, at the top "read read read read read" but it starts with a D, so it looks like it starts by saying "DREAD READ IT 1ST"
I do not dread reading it first.
beeljr 5 months ago
did anyone notice the woman dressed weirdly on 0:08????
thefreak9967 5 months ago
@thefreak9967 haha I saw that too.... subliminal messaging, Hank?
bdetvcp 5 months ago
Well i consider myself a nerd , BUT its in a different way so i dont read books (i know i should) unless its something like 'steven hawkings a brief history on time'
But ill sign up anyway just to help.
SDMFbroly 5 months ago
Dear Hank, I know you like comics so, have you read "The Umbrella Academy"? I love it so, you should try it. :)
LoverOfMusic120 5 months ago
Dude. You're too fast.
Ompabop 5 months ago
In honor of Read It first I'm going to all the movies I love, and resently found out where books and reading the books.
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I've already made a promise to myself to always read the book first. Not that the movie ruins the book (that only happens sometimes) but because I love creating a new world using my imagination. If I see a movie before I read the book then all I can imagine is the actors and actresses instead of my fabricated humans.
I just made the pledge (again), w00t.
DFTBA.
ThamyaKaroline 5 months ago 82
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That's the problem for me: being inclined to imagine the characters in the book as the actors in the film.
ImperialGeorge 5 months ago
Can you apply to write articles on Read it 1st? Because I'm definitely interested in doing that.
ItsAnnieeee 5 months ago
so many winks - I mean, piano dings in this video. I'm now programmed to recognize winks by the sound of the piano ding
smcclel 5 months ago
so.... does this mean i have to read les miserable before seeing the musical?
TheDancingDegas 5 months ago
@TheDancingDegas hahaha as much as I love Les Mis. Not happening.
lilsamich47 5 months ago
I love the idea!
KatherineHSchneider 5 months ago
DING
mrkr3w1 5 months ago
I've stated to hum the melody to the piano key every time it recurs.
BellaSolveig 5 months ago
You might have just changed my life. Thank you so much.
dylanedgell1 5 months ago
Readit1st is an absolutely GREAT idea! See how I caps great? :D I also hope your idea goes far. Yay for you!
l4rmo 5 months ago
Why you steew wheezy waitew's pianow ding?
ddc32997 5 months ago
SeeIt1st can prevent a feeling of disappointment when the movies do not measure up, but healthy attitude about movies and lowered expectations is what's most important when you ReadIt1st. And then instead of COMPLAINING about the movie being different (something inevitable), you can simply DISCUSS the differences. People are more likely to see a movie after reading a book than to read a book after seeing the movie b/c reading requires more time and focus for a story already revealed.
elizabethkellom 5 months ago
Hank, I hope this idea goes far. I'm a big fan and student of film but I also believe a good story begins with spoken and written word. As our culture advances in technology we should endeavor to guard our senses from over stimulation.
mattheauchristopher 5 months ago
Yeah I think I'm actually Team See it 1st.
That way I won't get caught up in comparing the movie to the book, and I can still enjoy the movie. What often happens if I watch the movie first and then read the book, I end up enjoying both. But if I read the book first, I don't like the movie.
annatheHPtwerdfightr 5 months ago 15
less jump cuts! organize your speech and talk! XD
borisisthemusic 5 months ago
I like ReadIt1st. Having an attitude that the movie must be the same as the book is obviously not good. But if you read the book, you can better understand the themes and ideas. Movies are a whole other medium, and changes will always be made - or else you get, like, Watchmen or something.
Nani101 5 months ago
@AtrumDelorox It doesn't sound crazy. There are a few movies that I have seen that I wish I had waited to read the book because what was on the screen did not line up with what was in my head. if you see the movie first you don't have those expectations.
scarlet978 5 months ago
What's the deal with YourPants these day?
megg999999 5 months ago
AHHHHH! Obi Wan is no longer near the Scott Pilrim graphic novels! ;~;
evagelios 5 months ago
The night that I came across you Read It First posts on tumblr I decided to do just so, I have not seen the Help yet because I am wait for my mom to get me the book x)
SoBeIt1454 5 months ago
my dream is to be able to make a video and put it to youtube and get 303 views in the first 30 minutes
en197455 5 months ago
DING!
tyleristheman02 5 months ago
I'm with @Atrum Delorox . I like to watch the movie first because, if I don't, the movie is almost always a letdown. I am going to sign up for ReadIt1st, though, because the newsletter sounds interesting and awesome!
penrynsdreams 5 months ago
I know of many movies that are better than the books they are based on. For example, Contact by Carl Sagan, or The Hunt for Red October by Tom Clancy, or The Milagro Beanfield War by John Nichols.
241Groundhog 5 months ago
Oh my gosh. RhettandLink
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Hank please, no more piano key!!!
ImperialGeorge 5 months ago 101
@ImperialGeorge Piano key for the win ~ (Representing importance)
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@ImperialGeorge True this! It's super annoying.
kate424 5 months ago
@ImperialGeorge I like the piano key ding. It entertained me.
Brielle2210 3 months ago
No one makes it rain like Roger!
PaiganGibbons 5 months ago
As much as books are important, I find more suspense in films, I would rather enjoy waiting for the next plot twist than reading the next chapter. I see the books as like deleted scenes.
I did not read the Harry Potter books until after the movies, except the fourth, and I have to say I enjoyed the 4th film AND book less because of it. I think it's all down to preference.
Read it 1st should not be put above seeing it first just because you like it that way yourself, people are different
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Nobody makes it rain like Roger.
QuidditchFreak 5 months ago
You use fireworks ... whoa.
TheAppleballGuys 5 months ago
I thought this website already existed?
00Cinderella00 5 months ago
... You have an orange Pygmy Puff.
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F means fantastic
kille6525 5 months ago
Wheezywaiter piano wink? woah.
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this inspired me :)
slilly2goose 5 months ago
i love you hank =]
elphiegreen 5 months ago
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*wink wink wink wink wink*
Mrprobodude 5 months ago
Does readingit1st have to be a thing to which you actually pledge? Reading the book before seeing the movie doesn't make you superior or smarter or more sophisticated than people who did it the other way around.
mayalouise1251 5 months ago
@mayalouise1251 No, but you acn ask them to tell you when new movies from books come out.
GONEmypurpleflapjack 5 months ago
winning feels so much better when you have already had the taste of failure. so yeah, Failure is Awesome
TiNaBLink 5 months ago
failure, is AWESOME
10PointsForAHeadShot 5 months ago
Oh no, THE BANNER SAYs: DREAD READ!
... where the "READREADREAD" part meets up with the logo.
cougarbeat 5 months ago
@atrumdelorox i always thought that too but my friends thought i was crazy! nice to know im not alone NERDFIGHTERIA POWER ~sidenote does anyone else think they should make powerrager like rings on for nerdfighteria? it would be like an awesome way to great a fellow nerfighter!
amIforgetful 5 months ago
hank, y u no winking?
katieschief 5 months ago
I usually prefer to read the book first, but I've found that in some cases seeing the movie first enhances my reading experience. Especially with movies based on classic novels. I don't think I would have followed Pride and Prejudice as well as I did if I hadn't seen the movie first.
merchickety 5 months ago
@merchickety I'm reading Pride and Prejudice now, and you're absolutely right. You get a little lost in all the old terms in the book, but when you can just remember how you saw it it adds clarity. Plus, sometimes I go and see a movie because it's interesting and I didn't know it was based on a book.
PsychoCellist 5 months ago
Ding ding ding! Awesome idea is awesome. And so are Nerdfighters. And you, Vlogbrothers!
Kiranja 5 months ago
Ding
GuitarLuver4365 5 months ago
NOONE MAKES IT RAIN LIKE ROGER!!!!
TheDuckPhotographer 5 months ago
I would change readit1st to just read it. Regardless of the order, just read the book. If you don't watch the movie, you didn't watch the movie, but I think you should always read the book, whether it was before or after the fact.
bullet4mehvalentine 5 months ago
I always sniff my fingers after scratching my balls.
fernandopox 5 months ago
right after watching this i decided to make my first vlog thing on youtube :S
could anyone who sees this and has the time watch it??
The1TheOnlyDUDE 5 months ago
the key is just do it!
ideasfilm 5 months ago
MAKE IT RAIN LIKE ROGER!!!!! THAT'S A RHETT AND LINK REFERENCE!!!!
ProjectJak3 5 months ago
i like how its the wink note from wheezywaiter:D
SuperTeal1027 5 months ago
Also, I don't believe you should read the book first, because then if they miss major things out in the film, it will annoy you. If you see the film first, then read the book, you're more likely just to be happy enjoying the new things that the film missed out.
PetalEmms 5 months ago
not unperfect, imperfect...
PetalEmms 5 months ago
So no one else in the world has this resource... Don't we have eachother? :D
Ikaruszaki 5 months ago
your wife rocks
attitude7788 5 months ago
I so wanted to read The Deathly Hallows before seeing the movies, but it just didn't go that way. :(
I like this idea.
Nannirk 5 months ago
@Shabei09 - I haven't actually seen it, I watched the trailer and just decided it would be morally damaging - also, from what I've heard it's pretty average. It's set in like present day America and Will's family all bully him and Maggie Barnes is his high school crush! Not good at all.
nicestofjeans 5 months ago
I totally read the title was : How to make ideas real: Reddit.com
MrKuggis 5 months ago
@AtrumDelorox no that doesn't sound crazy:) that way you can enjoy both. Do it which ever way you like:D
lorentio16 5 months ago
I'm not sure about Read it 1st. Almost always the movies never measure up to the book. Since that's the case, shouldn't we enjoy the movie without any prior knowledge if it just so happens that we haven't read the book first. That way we leave the theater thinking how great the movie was rather than thinking that it was missing x, y, z and pronouncing how it ruined the book throughout the month. I'm not saying we shouldn't read the books, but See it 1st not Read it 1st. Does this sound crazy?
AtrumDelorox 5 months ago 101
@AtrumDelorox I agree, I developed the opinion a while ago that treating the movie as a separate entity than the book is a great way to make sure you enjoy all your experiences, instead of being a fault-finder, or being biased toward one medium of entertainment. I love books and always have and always will, but I feel uncomfortable detracting credit from the wonders of cinema.
radiosheepyeah 5 months ago
Respond to this video... Movies are (or can be) awesome just like books are (or can be) awesome. I say, watch the movie, read the book, and enjoy yourself, because that's the whole point!
radiosheepyeah 5 months ago
@AtrumDelorox I completely agree as I've now probably ruined all future seasons of Game of Thrones (song of fire and ice) since i saw the first season fell in love with it and read all the books
vaughanmany 5 months ago
@AtrumDelorox This actually doesn't sound crazy, but it's all about how you think of it.
SteveDude64 5 months ago
@AtrumDelorox Well, good point, but you've already spoiled the plot. So the book loses a lot of its emotional impact.
IreneAdlerCrazy 5 months ago
@IreneAdlerCrazy actually its been proven that spoilers don't actually affect how you react to a book :) but if that's what it does to you... then i'm sorry, seek treatment, cause i feel both should be enjoyed :P
AtrumDelorox 5 months ago
@AtrumDelorox My thoughts exactly.
bearcatfanguy 5 months ago
@AtrumDelorox I'd rather say that we need to demand more from our movie creators. They simplify plots, remove complicated explanations and this results in a lesser product. Trust the viewers more and leave in the complicated stuff! Yes, The book is _ALWAYS_ better so I'd much rather experience the better product in its best form, and the lesser product in a slightly 'spoiled' way.
mith59 5 months ago
@AtrumDelorox i see where your coming from but it sounds like you just saying to expereince the less enjoyable thing and block out/spoil the the one that may have better qualitys ranging from a few better differences up to a more complicated, engaging plot with more and drastically improved scenes or even changing the entire feel of the story. So by that logic, why would you want to see it first? if anything a better idea for your perspective is a pledge not to complain about book-based movies.
tehGCINA 5 months ago
@tehGCINA or that works too :) i've tried both. either way i don't hate on the movie or find either disappointing, but apparently i'm one of the few
AtrumDelorox 5 months ago
@AtrumDelorox Yes, because it's far worse when a movie ruins a book than when a book ruins a movie. And books are much better 99% of the time
ADoryble7 5 months ago
@AtrumDelorox More often than not though, watching a bad movie doesn't make you want to read the book associated with it. The book may be excellent, but the movie terrible.
morsvir 5 months ago
@AtrumDelorox I agree with this. Although I would say "read it too."
MrGevander 5 months ago 3
@AtrumDelorox no, you're not. but sadly, your way is why literature is going out of fashion...
RockytheAwesome 5 months ago
@AtrumDelorox yes.
PhoebeLee24 5 months ago
@AtrumDelorox That makes a lot of sense, I guess it's all in the approach. And if people do read the book first, it would be good to keep an open mind in the theater. Movies and Books Are different mediums xD. I'd still readit1st though, just personal preference.
Adromeda90210 5 months ago in playlist Videos from vlogbrothers
@AtrumDelorox I disagree. I have experienced the exact phenomenon you have described a number of times, but I have found that the annoyance that comes of a movie being different than the book fades as you become more accustomed to process of reading prior to viewing. Eventually you learn to appreciate books and movies in different ways and as different interpretations of the same story. Plus, thinking that it might make you enjoy a movie a bit less is never a good reason to NOT read a book.
TempestinBlue 5 months ago
HOW TIRESOME AND PEDANTIC
antonycum 5 months ago
I'm wondering where my "Reward with money" is...
kittenswithketchup 5 months ago
invisible wheezy waiter winks every time text appears
Octobrety 5 months ago
are you thinking what im thinking
nn8nn 5 months ago
Hey, uh, Hank? Could we as Nerdfighters get Wheezy Waiter to meet Scarlet Johansen? We've done bigger things before - we should be able to do this too!
FlamboyantSisters 5 months ago
Hank, I cannot get over how cute you are.
HehJayJay 5 months ago
top right corner... is that sango from inuyasha?
ember1257 5 months ago
I just pledged to read it first. :)
hockeymurph34 5 months ago
your "ideas" stick to your wife? giggity
boardslide56 5 months ago
did anyone else notice the creep mist at 3:39
thisorthat50 5 months ago
0:13 to 0:17 THATS WHAT SHE SAID
wyydescreen 5 months ago
Wheezy Waiter wink sound???
TheBagPeople 5 months ago
The Rhett&Link: Commercial kings reference made my dayyyy!
thebonstergirl 5 months ago
@ablestmage I never said that the error was not deliberate, nor was there any need to get condescending - I was just pointing it out. And there is a difference between prescriptivism, and applying recognised linguistic rules pertaining to morphology.
quillhallow 5 months ago
@quillhallow - applying "recognized linguistic rules" is essentially prescriptivism. Descriptivism is recognition that, historically, language has been used and developed over the span of mankind as fluid and descriptive of the message, morphing as its usage changes purely by experience and whim, rather than first being defined by authorities and then regulated for proper/official use. Also, any suspicion of condescension in prior remarks is purely by your interpretation, as none was intended...
ablestmage 5 months ago
:) i <3 vlogbrothers
NicePeterToo 5 months ago
uhm...im not sure id read the book before watching the movie...simply because im not a book kind of guy...not saying, though, im a movie kinda guy, i like to think of myself as more of a "i want people around me to be happy so that im happy" kind of...guy.
which i guess works out just as well as anything else...except having robotic limbs...that's pretty cool :)
please take the time to read this, i know its length is intimidating and ...im not really helping so ill stop now....now...nownownow
Aaronandfabs 5 months ago
darn, I thought that ding at 0:20 was an E but it's a B! Curse you, perfect Fourths!
MarlonOwnsYourCake 5 months ago
Unperfect?
TrenTehGreat 5 months ago
@tankletterj did she say yes
Segadude92 5 months ago
I like the sound effect! It keeps me from clicking away to other tabs, lol. (Don't worry, I always listen...and if I don't, I rewind.)
doodlehh 5 months ago
Dear Hank
Please have your glasses adjusted, or I will have to get bigger to compensate for the slide factor. This may make people mistrust you.
That is all
Kind Regards
Your Nose
Ps Can 'Reading has been proven to improve memory and make me like you more' be put on a DFTBA tshirt, or do I have to get out the marker pens again?
redpippin 5 months ago 2
DFTBA
TrufflePop 5 months ago
WHEN WILL YOU SHOW THE VIDEO RESPONSES THAT WE POSTED A WHILE AGO?
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